Organic food is no healthier than conventional produce, the most comprehensive
survey of evidence has concluded.

Consumers regularly cite health concerns as a main reason for buying organic,
but an analysis of 237 studies failed to find firm evidence of any real
benefit.

Intensively farmed meat and vegetables, grown using chemical fertilisers and
pesticides had similar levels of nutrients to organic food, while people
eating an organic diet reported similar vitamin levels and rates of health
problems to those eating non-organic food, the studies found. Organic
campaigners attacked the US review as flawed and inapplicable to Britain,
but researchers said